N.J. Trans Woman Sues Cops for Harassment

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N.J. Trans Woman Sues Cops for Harassment
By Michelle Garcia
ADVOCATE.COM

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/02/18/NJ_Trans_Woman_Sues_Cops_for_Harassment/

A transgender woman is suing the Newark, N.J., Police Department, claiming false arrest and harassment.

Diana Taylor is the third person to file such a suit against the Newark police, which the American Civil Liberties Union said is enough to mandate reforms in the department.

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ACLU-NJ sues police for abuse of Transgender woman
Seattle Gay News (LGBT newspaper, Seattle)
by Shaun Knittel
February 19, 2010

http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews38_08/page5.cfm

The officers began to torment her, calling her a "chick with a dick," "->-bleeped-<-got" and other derogatory names and mocking her with questions about her sexuality as witnesses gathered. Though she had committed no crime, police took Taylor into custody in handcuffs to the precinct. Police searched crime databases hoping they could find grounds to justify arresting her, but her record was clean.

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Transgender woman sues N.J. police department for harassment
by Peter Cassels
EDGE Contributor
Tuesday Feb 23, 2010

http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=102657

The New Jersey chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a transgender woman who maintains two Newark police officers harassed her because of her gender identity and expression.

Diana Taylor of Newark said two officers steered their cruiser into her path as she walked down a street two blocks from her home on March 23, 2009. According to Taylor, the officers made fun of her wig and demanded she show them her identification. She didn't have it with her, but she gave them her legal name, Christopher Moore.

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Suit claims police harassed transgender Newarker
Monday Feb 22, 2010

http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=102644

A transgender Newark resident has filed a lawsuit that alleges harassment by police officers.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed the suit Wednesday, Feb. 17, on behalf of Diana Taylor, a transgender New Jersey woman.